Kenneth Wartinbee Spence | |
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| Born | May 6, 1907 Chicago, Illinois, United States |
| Died | January 12, 1967 (aged 59) |
| Alma mater | McGill University Yale University |
| Known for | Contiuous Account of Discrimination Learning Hull-Spence Learning Theory |
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| Awards | 1929 Prince of Wales Gold Medal in Mental Sciences, McGill University 1930 Governor General's Medal for Research, McGill University |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Psychology |
| Institutions | University of Virginia University of Iowa University of Texas |
| Doctoral advisor | Robert M. Yerkes |
Kenneth Wartinbee Spence (May 6, 1907 – January 12, 1967) was a prominent American psychologist known for both his theoretical and experimental contributions to learning theory and motivation. As one of the leading theorists of his time,[1] Spence was the most cited psychologist in the 14 most influential psychology journals in the last six years of his life (1962 – 1967).[2] A Review of General Psychology survey, published in 2002, ranked Spence as the 62nd most cited psychologist of the 20th century.[3]
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- ^ Wagner, Allan (2008). "Some observations and remembrances of Kenneth W. Spence". Learning & Behavior. 36 (3): 169–173. doi:10.3758/LB.36.3.169.
- ^ Haggbloom, Steven J.; Warnick, Renee; Warnick, Jason E.; Jones, Vinessa K.; Yarbrough, Gary L.; Russell, Tenea M.; Borecky, Chris M.; McGahhey, Reagan; Powell, John L. III; Beavers, Jamie; Monte, Emmanuelle (2002). "The 100 most eminent psychologists of the 20th century". Review of General Psychology. 6 (2): 139–52. CiteSeerX 10.1.1.586.1913. doi:10.1037/1089-2680.6.2.139. S2CID 145668721.
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